2004 Tsunami Relief

Fondsen.org is a Dutch voluntary work and charity portal. They have created a separate page for Asian Earthquake and Tsunami volunteering oppertunities.

If you want to apply for voluntary work you can register here. InterAction is looking for professionals with various skills (medicine, communications, logistics, water/sanitation, engineering). Volunteers with no prior disaster relief experience or technical skills are rarely accepted.

Holiday Travel Advice and Warnings by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

CDC’s Travel page with holiday or travel advice, travel health and the latest information for travelers and aid workers in the areas affected by the Earthquake and Tsunami.

Here you will find frequently updated situation reports from the World Health Organization about the Asian countries hit by the Earthquake/Tsunami. WHO pays special attention to (possible) outbreak of diseases, aid coordination & logistics, casualties and missing persons per country.

PATA has dedicated part of their site to Tsunami news, holiday travel advice and practical aid for local people and travellers. Here you will find information about damaged hotels, airports, flight information and road conditions in the Asian countries hit by the Tsunami.

The South-East Asia Tsunami and Earthquake Blog provides information on the Asian aid efforts, coordination of help, helpful links, information about missing persons, vacation and travel advice, voluntary work, items needed most, adopting a “tsunami child”, photo galleries and more.

Giro555 is the national donating fund in The Netherlands for Asian tsunami relief.

Businessweek Asia article “Tsunami Aid – A guide to giving” points out the potential dangers of donating to fake aid companies and explains how you can best donate your money. Though money and practical aid is needed right now, the effects of the Earthquake/Tsunami will remain for a long time and victims require long term aid.

CNN collection of links to aid groups for tsunami relief. Here you will find reliable sites for donating money.

United Nations Official website about the Tsunami Disaster. The UN coordinates aid and aid workers in the areas struck by the Earthquake and Tsunami. The UN Emergency Relief Coordinater is Jan Egeland.

A collection Tsunami Relief links by Google